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T1 4x2 Light Armored Car


Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by: USA
First Produced/Service Dates: 1928
Manufactured by: Pontiac Division of GMC and the US Army Ordnance Department
Crew: 4
Armament: (2) .30 caliber machine guns.
Engine: 6-cylinder Gasoline
Miscellaneous Info: Only two (2) Pontiac chassis were converted by the U.S. Army's Ordnance Department.  The cars were originally constructed without armor plating, which was added later.
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
      T1 Light Armored Car Photos U.S. Army & Signal Corps via the Dave Haugh Collection
  T1 Light Armored Car Photo U.S. National Archives

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
"Organization and Development of the U.S. Cavalry Division during The 1920's"  By David Haugh Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #21)
  "The US Army T6, T7, T8, T9 & T10 Armored Cars of the 1920's & 1930's: How Do you tell them Apart?" (WarWheels Article) Dave Haugh

Printed

Reference Author
A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars George Forty
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks
Searching for Perfection: An Encyclopedia of U.S. Army T-Series Vehicle Development (1925-1958)

Review by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx

David R. Haugh
U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles Fred W. Crismon

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